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Greene County has first confirmed COVID-19 case

By JARAD JARMON Greene Prairie Press Positive cases of COVID-19 have been cropping up all around Greene, and it was confirmed the virus has finally made its way into the county.

Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has confirmed that a Greene County resident has tested positive for COVID-19 on April 9, according to a news release by the Greene County Health Department.

The individual is a male in their 50s.

Health officials report this person has taken every precaution to keep the community safe. Upon identification of feeling ill, he self-quarantined and has remained at home since March 27 when symptoms were identified. The individual is at home in isolation, but recovering.

Greene County Health Department was notified of this test result in the afternoon of April 9. The Health Department will continue to follow IDPH and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommendations. It was said in the release that

they would be working to identify any close contacts and maintain daily follow-up with all individuals and the case.

According to the IDPH map updated Monday, there has not been any new positive cases excluding this first case.

Health officials stressed that those in the community that are close contacts of cases remain quarantined.

Illinois has 22,025 confirmed positive cases as of Monday.

Since occurrences in surrounding areas have increased, Greene County is likely to see an increase of positives as

well, according to the release.

The Greene Health Department is advising people to continue to follow IDPH and CDC guidance: Q Stay home when you are sick.

Q Clean your hands often with soap and water for 20 seconds or longer and dry hands with a clean towel or air dry.

If soap and water are not available, use an alcohol-based hand rub.

Q Cover your mouth with a tissue when coughing or sneezing.

Q Practice social distancing and (See, CONFIRMED, A3)

COVID-19 alters family Easter plans

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he Easter holiday of 2020 will be one that will not soon be forgotten. Longstanding family traditions have been broken because of the COVID-19 pandemic as families were asked not to gather in large groups to prevent the spread of the virus.

Children, especially, have been affected as the many Easter Egg hunts, which take place each year, have also been canceled.

Easter Sunrise Services were canceled and children had no place to go to show off their new Easter dresses.

Most churches have started streaming their sermons online.

This year’s Easter offered an opportunity for families to start new traditions and look outside the box for ways to celebrate the day.

Social media has become one of the outlets that people are using to stay in touch with friends and relatives. The question of how everyone was going to spend this Easter holiday was put out online with the following responses from some locals: Q Tracy Thornton of Greenfield: We always spend Easter with family, and this will be the first year in 33 years that we won’t be able to do that. I’ve missed buying Easter baskets and all the goodies to go inside them and making them for our two-year-old granddaughter, Evelyn, and our one-year-old grandson, Watson. It’s hard to think that there won’t be an Easter Egg Hunt for the little ones. But once this is over we are going to (See, EASTER, A2)

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Easter Bunny is alive and well There were very few sightings of the Easter Bunny this year since all area community Easter egg hunts were canceled, but the big-eared fellow did manage to make an appearance at the White Hall Nursing and Rehab Parade for the residents of the nursing facility. Mr. Bunny arrived in style on a fire engine.

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Greenhouse introduces gardening to children

By CARMEN ENSINGER Greene Prairie Press Price’s County Gardens in Roodhouse decided to give the children something to do while they are out of school and, hopefully, foster a love of gardening at the same time by offering free flower seeds, along with soil and pots to plant them.

Owners James and Kay Price got the idea from another flower shop which they heard were doing something similar. “This flower shop was offering free bags of seeds, and we thought it was something we could adapt for the

“We hope that it, in some way, instills in them a future love of gardening.�

James Price Price’s County Gardens owner kids,� James Price said. “People were not coming in for plants yet and there was nothing going on in the flower shop so we decided we would do something for the kids sitting at home to keep them busy.�

The Price’s decided to give the children the opportunity to grow their

own flowers. “I sent my wife down to Dollar General where they had flower seeds, two packs for a dollar,� Price said. “I told her to purchase $20 worth and then we took a paper sack, put in two four-inch flower pots, soil and the seeds and then put a bow on it and

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sat the sacks out in a wheelbarrow in front of our store.�

Price took a picture of it and posted it on Facebook that the sacks were free for any child who wanted to try their hand at growing flowers. “In no time at all, the people started coming in to pick up the bags,� Price said. “They were all gone in no time at all, and I told my wife she needed to get down to Dollar General the next morning and buy more seeds.�

They filled up the wheelbarrow again the next night and they were gone just as fast.

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Greenfield district schools adjust to teaching remotely

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Easter morning surprise Gaia and Arra Diuguid of Carrollton woke up to a couple of Easter baskets, courtesy of the Easter Bunny. Like any small child, the thing they are most interested in is candy. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, all community Easter egg hunts were canceled so it was up to the Easter Bunny to personally fill up the Easter baskets.

By CARMEN ENSINGER Greene Prairie Press Greenfield and school districts across the state are entering a new realm since the pandemic – the realm of “remote learning� where students receive instruction outside the traditional classroom, mostly through the internet and remote learning packets. “I don’t think remote or e-learning are meant to be for extended periods of time for k-12 education, but we really don’t have a choice during this pandemic,� Greenfield Superintendent Kevin Bowman said. “At this point, we are just doing what we can do and trying to make the best of it.�

For the first two weeks of the school shutdown, schools were given Act of God days to use. When Gov. Pritzker announced that the stay-at-home mandate would be lengthened until at least April 30, the ISBE issued a mandate that school districts were to educate students through remote learning. “It’s a transition that our teachers are going to have to get used to – some more than others,�

Bowman said. “We were already using Google Classroom at the high school, but it’s a new experience for some of the teachers at the lower level.�

Assignments are put online and are also available on the district website. For those students who (See, TEACHING, A3)

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Are you going stir-crazy yet?

By BILL HOAGLAND “Stir-crazy� is a term that today refers to the mental effects of being confined in your home or wherever for too long a period of time.

We are hearing that term a lot these days in reference to our home confinements. Around the start of the twentieth century, however, the word “stir� was slang for prison; thus, “stir-crazy� originally meant the mental reactions specifically resulting from being locked up in prison. So with this pandemic confinement, we are going through now, are you “stircrazy� yet?

Being “stir-crazy� can drive you to do some pretty stupid things, no matter how smart you are. Here is a good example of what I am talking about.

Dr. Daniel Reardon, of Melbourne, Australia, is presumably a very smart person; actually, he is an astrophysicist, an occupation way beyond my pay grade. While confined to his home in Melbourne as the pandemic was running its course in Australia, Dr. Reardon was getting bored and perhaps a bit “stircrazy.� To pass the time, he decided he would design a device that might help mankind deal with the pandemic.

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He had in his possession at home four powerful neodymium magnets that are each roughly the size of an AAA battery. The original intention was to utilize these magnets in creating a necklace that sounded an alarm when the hands got too close to the face, thereby discouraging people from touching their faces. This experiment immediately went south—with the alarm on the neck constantly sounding until the hands were brought to the face, the exact opposite of what was intended. Then, in a fit of boredom and admittedly simply goofing around at that point, Dr. Reardon placed a magnet inside each nostril of his nose and then placed the other two magnets on the outside of his nose, opposite the two inside.

So far, so good.

Unfortunately, when he removed the two outside magnets, the two inside his nostrils locked together, painfully pinching his nostrils. So in an attempt to counterbalance the magnetic pull inside his nose, he placed the other two magnets just outside the openings to the nostrils.

Somehow, he lost his grip and these two magnets locked up with the other two magnets.

Now he had four magnets locked together inside his

nose.

In an attempt to remove all four magnets from his nostrils, he decided to use a pair of needle-nosed pliers. However, in bringing the pliers close to the magnets inside his nose, the pliers became magnetized and the nose painfully tried to follow the pliers as he moved them around his face; eventually, the pliers locked onto the outside of the nose.

At this point, he realized he might need some medical intervention. His girlfriend, apparently laughing all the way, drove him to a local hospital, where the staff went into hysterics upon hearing the medical history.

Finally, after everyone calmed down, the magnets were manually removed after spraying his nostrils with an anesthetic spray. (The last magnet to be removed actually dropped down into his throat once the magnetization ended, but all’s well that ends well; it was retrieved before

plunging down his esophagus.)

So here is hoping you don’t get too “stir-crazy� and start goofing around with magnets while we cool our jets.

Note: Some of the details for this column were contained in a story by Naaman Zhou in the March 30, 2020 edition of The Guardian (US edition).

That story includes a copy of the hospital record and a photograph of a very embarrassed Dr. Reardon in his hospital bed. ––––––––––––––––––– Q Bill Hoagland has practiced law in Alton for more than 50 years, but he has spent more than 70 years hunting, fishing and generally being in the great outdoors. His wife, Annie, shares his love of the outdoor life.

Much of their spare time is spent on their farm in Calhoun County.

Bill can be reached at billhoagland70@gmail.com.

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Q Amber Gilmore of Roodhouse: We have always spent Easter at my mom and dad’s. Mom always puts on an Easter egg hunt for the kids. They always have their own color of eggs to find. It doesn’t matter how old they get, they all still enjoy doing this. Sure going to miss this tradition this year!

Q Carol Olmstead of Carrollton: This is the first time in my life that I haven’t sat in church on Easter Sunday. We’ll be watching our church service online from our home.

First Presbyterian Church in Carrollton will be having their service online and we will be connected through Facebook. Thank God for modern technology.

Q Beth Burrus of Roodhouse: My son Zach and his fiancÊ, Jesse, were supposed to be with us, but Zach is a registered nurse in Milwaukee so we all felt it best for them to stay home. We usually all go to St. Louis to have a big family dinner and egg hunt. We cannot go there this year but we will have that egg hunt – it may be at Thanksgiving – but we will have it! We will watch church online and miss everyone and so appreciate it when we can be together again.

Q Kim Talley, Carrollton:

We usually cook a big meal at our house for my parents, siblings, nieces and nephews and we usually put something together for the little ones to do. However, with the social distancing, we have decided that we will still have a small egg hunt for my four-year-old stepson and will cook a big meal as usual for my husband and our kids, and then we will be making up meals in to-go boxes and will be delivering them to some of the elderly that lives in the Park Drive Housing, including my 91 year old grandmother.

Q Alicia Riley of Roodhouse: We always have Easter with my whole family but this year my mom and I are cooking and going to exchange dishes. My grandparents are getting take out.

We are doing a group phone call so my grandpa can say a prayer before we all eat so at least something will be normal about our day!

Q Andrea Harr of Carrollton: We always go to my parents house for lunch where my mom would do the cooking. This year we will be home and I’ll have to cook. My son, Jordan, is going to set up Zoom so hopefully we can do that with family. We will miss going to our church so we will watch it being streamed!

Q Penny Eilers of White

Hall: We were supposed to be in Treasure Island, Fla. this weekend. Instead we will stay home and make the best of it.

Q Angie Custer, Carrollton: We will celebrate Easter by ourselves — the four of us — then we will have a “do-over� this summer.

Easter (Continued from A1) have a big party with lots of hugs and kisses.

Q Karen Voigts of Roodhouse: We always spend Easter with my husband’s family. This year is the first Easter without his dad and his mom, who is in an assisted living facility that is not allowing visitors.

We will not have our Voigts Family Easter Gathering, but we will be at home with our daughter and her family. I am caregiver for the girls so we are together nearly every day. Our sons and their people are working essential jobs and sheltering at home in Springfield.

Q Tricia Ulery of Carrollton: We always spend Easter in Kentucky with my family. My grandma is 95, and I am hoping that I will get another Easter with her.

This year we will be spending Easter at home.

Q Carrie Elizabeth of Roodhouse: We were supposed to go to Disney World and Universal Studies, but are planning to make the best of it at home by playing fun games and hanging out as a family. We have explored ways to bring some of the experiences to our home. For my daughter, who is a huge Harry Potter fan, who should be celebrating her 10th birthday at Hogwarts, we have a whole Harry Potter day

Gardening (Continued from A1) “People were out there by 7 a.m. picking up those bags and they just kept doing it all day, and it continued that way all week,� Price said. “We ended up giving away over 500 bags of seeds, pots and soil and even had people coming in looking for them last week.�

Price never anticipated the response. “We never expected it to be so popular with everyone,� he said. “We had people coming in from Carrollton and Winchester to pick up sacks for their kids.�

They were quickly running out of supplies. “The second or third day we ran out of sacks and had to borrow some from Main Street cafĂŠ,â€? he said. “We also used up all of our pots. I had some plants that needed repotted in the green house but we had to wait for another shipment to come in before we could do them.â€?

But the effort was all worth it.

“We had kids sending us pictures of them picking them up in front of the shop, some of them sitting around the kitchen table planning them, and now we have kids sending us pictures of the flowers coming up,� Price said. “Some of the kids even sent us thank you cards and that made us feel really good knowing they were getting enjoyment out of it. We hope that it, in some way, instills in them a future love of gardening.�

Though the planting season is still a few weeks

off, the unseasonably warm weather a week ago caused people to start thinking about their gardens. “People are stuck at home due to this pandemic and I think more people are considering gardening as a way of getting out of the house and doing something,� he said. “Already, I have seen people come in for plants that I have never seen before and even some of our regulars are mentioning that with everything going on, they are planning to increase their gardens this year.�

I noticed my actions during a turkey hunt a few mornings ago.

I had not heard a bird gobble for a few days, so there I was waiting again for that familiar sound. I always arrive just before daylight and make my way to a central place in order to be heard should I do a shock call and in order that I might hear the location of a bird should it choose to respond.

Or sometimes I just wait silently and let the birds talk on their own. This was my position the other morning.

I just stood and listened, and then I sat and listened. As the sun began to rise, listening would now have to be filtered through other noises that might easily drown out the specific call I was listening for. Sometimes those other sounds are known to get a tom talking, especially the caw of a crow or the shout of a rooster. Nothing seemed to stir the angst of any gobbler that morning.

So, I just waited as the morning grew older and refused the urge to muddy the air with my attempt to locate a bird. I decided to go to the place of my last encounter. I did so, called, and was met with the gobble I had come to hear. It was there all the time – silent.

I was there all the time as well – patient. I wonder what would have happened if my silence had been replaced with noise and my patience had been replaced with activ-

ity. I’m pretty sure I know.

As I stood atop that hill that morning, I was reminded how many times my call to God has seemingly been met with silence.

Many of those times, I equated silence with absence and left too soon. Sometimes I determined His silence meant I needed to call louder and more frequent.

This too I misinterpreted.

God’s silence is not His absence, and it is also not His desire to hear more from me for Him to be convinced.

Most of the time, His silence is a test to see how my faith in Him has progressed.

Not that He needs to know (He already does), but so I might know if my trust is based on sight and sound or simply by the promises He has already given me. What should I do when I perceive His silence? I should do exactly what I did the other morning. go to the place of my last encounter and wait. ––––––––––––––––––– Q *DU\ KDV WKUHH ERRNV that are compilations of the articles he has written for nearly 15 years. He also VSHDNV DW JDPH GLQQHUV DQG men’s groups for churches and associations. You can contact him at gary@outdoortruths.org.

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Toy for Tots not waiting for Christmas to help

Brady turns one Brady Michael Wright is going to celebrate his first birthday on April 16 at his home in Rockbridge.

Brady and his family plan to celebrate with a teddy bear-themed birthday cake in honor of the COVID-19 pandemic teddy bear hunt.

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Easter Story Time

Brady is the son of Tim and Amber Wright. His sister is Avery Wright. Grandparents are Jon and Jackie Wright of Greenfield and Dell and Janene Drumeller of White Hall. His great grandmother is June Wright of Greenfield.

Avery Wright, Greene County Days Princess, is pictured sitting in her living room in Rockbridge. She shared an Easter time story with online audiences during the COVID 19 quarantine. She knows that children are at home and missing their classmates. This was her effort to reach out so they could do something fun together during quarantine. Avery enjoys reading. She is in kindergarten at Greenfield Elementary School.

So far the district has seen very good participation from the students. “I think almost every student in the district turned in something during those first three weeks,� Bowman said. “I haven’t heard any teacher say they are particularly worried about any specific students. We are a pretty close-knit community, and I think for the most part we are in pretty good shape.�

Teachers are being required to give grades on lessons. “What we are doing is the A, B, C. D or incomplete,�

Bowman said. “If you don’t have some kind of carrot to dangle in front of the kids, especially the younger ones, then they might not feel like they even have to do their assignments.�

The Illinois State Board of Education realizes this is new territory for most school district so they have mandated that no child can be hurt by his performance in remote learning – but they can be helped. “This is a good opportunity for students who might not be doing so well to raise their grades,� Bowman said. “We want the kids to know if they work hard and do a good job then they can help their grades a little bit.�

In other words, a student who might have a C grade in a class and does their homework has the chance to raise that grade to a B or even an A. But a student who doesn’t do their work will not see that grade drop down to a D. “I always tell people that we don’t want to worry about

Teaching (Continued from A1) don’t have internet access, learning packets are put together by the teachers. “Pre-k through fifth-grade are utilizing learning packets, which we update every couple of weeks,� Bowman said. “Kids still have their books at home, and we are giving out Chromebooks for those students who don’t have devices to keep in touch with their teachers. Almost everyone on our side of the county has internet access or hot spots where they can get on the internet.�

Bowman said he would like teachers to be available from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. for students, but knows that isn’t always possible. “We know that some of our teachers have children and have to help them with their lessons in addition to other duties and that sometimes they might not always be available during this time period,� he said. “Depending on their situation, there might need to be an evening contact sometimes.�

That contact can be via the internet, email, text or even a phone call. “We are trying to touch base with 100 percent of our students on at least a weekly basis,� Bowman said. “We want to make sure that the students are actively engaged in doing their assignments. It seems to be working as good as it can during this difficult time.�

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HAPPENING Saturday, June 6: Carrollton High School 147th Annual Alumni Banquet honoring the CHS Class of 1970, at KC Hall of Carrollton. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Dinner served at 6:30 p.m. Catering by Brass Door Restaurant and Catering. Tickets available March 15-May 15 at Carrollton Bank or CNB Bank. Those with any questions can call 217-416-0006.

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grades right now as much as we want to help students continue to learn,� Bowman said. “I applaud our entire district and all the districts around the state that are keeping this learning process going.�

Bowman is not certain how long it will be before the kids get back in the classroom. “I don’t’ know if we will get back to school this year or not – like everyone else,� he said. “I watch the governor and wait to see what he is going to put out there for us next. I know Missouri has already said there will be no more school this school year. I would like to see us come back but I don’t know if it is going to be safe enough for that to happen just yet.�

Toys for Tots is concerned about the impact of COVID-19 on American families. So, as one continues to keep their family safe, know that the organization is not waiting until Christmas to help families in need during this crisis.

They are taking action right now.

Beginning Tuesday, in partnership with Good360, Toys for Tots will be distributing 2 million books, toys, and games to children whose families who have fallen on difficult times during this pandemic.

With families across the country at home on lockdown, the gifts they can deliver now will contribute to the well-being and educational development of

the nation’s most precious resource — the children.

They will give girls and boys something to smile about in these uncertain times, provide a welcome diversion and help relieve some of their anxiety.

As these gifts make their way to children in need, they will send updates so one can go on this journey with them.

Because of this special distribution, Toys for Tots is calling for help to replenish their inventory of toys and books before Christmas, and asking people to consider donating to Marine Toys for Tots Foundation at 18251 Quantico Gateway Dr, Triangle, VA 22172 or online at donate@toysfortots.org.

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Monday, April 20: Beef vegetable soup, whole wheat roll, pickled beets, rosy applesauce, tapioca pudding.

Tuesday, April 21: Hamburger on bun, parsley potatoes, butter beans,

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Wednesday, April 22: Chicken Alfredo, garlic bread, broccoli, fruit cocktail, cheesecake w/cherries.

Thursday, April 23: Potato soup, ham salad sandwich, cucumber salad, oranges, fruit crisp Friday, April 24: Chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes w/gravy, corn, pears, dessert bar.

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The dollar amount or funding our communities will receive is based on the Census results. This funding is what shapes different aspects of the community such as health clinics, ďŹ re departments, schools, college tuition assistance, even roads and highways. The results from Census also determine the amount of representation Illinois will have in the State House of Representatives. The Census is mandated by the U.S. Constitution in Article 1, Section 2: which has set to count every state’s population, this has occurred once every 10 years since 1790.

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These are pressing times and now more than ever your participation in the Census is so vital to keep our communities thriving!

Illinois Valley Economic Development Corporation is organized as a charitable and educational organization that exists to serve the community, through programs to assist low-income, disabled, elderly, and individuals and families in need. IVEDC acts to receive, plan, coordinate, and administer Federal, State, local and private resources towards education, employment and training, housing, energy, food and nutrition, developmental training, transportation, resource coordination, and other such related needs. IVEDC shall be a catalyst and advocate for the interest of its clients in order to improve lives and enrich communities.

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Dale Eugene Coates Dale Eugene Coates, 87, of Roodhouse died Friday, April 10, 2020 in White Hall. He was born February 20, 1933 in White Hall, the son of Charles Dale and Laverne Walkington Coates. He married Lola Kae Dawdy on August 2, 1957 in White Hall and she survives.

Also surviving are five children: Ebert Dale (Joyce) Coates of Greenfield, Bart Andrew (Tina) Coates of Jacksonville, Debra Kae Coates at home, Dee Anna (Brian) Darr of Carrollton and Charles Deaton (Jill) Coates of Caseyville, 12 grandchildren: Sean and Jacob Coates, Anna (Eddie) Gansz, Crissi (Nathan) Heckrodt, Shane (Jessica) Darr, Morgan (Hunter) Sutton, Samantha (Justin) Meado, Macy (Brock) Meyer, Madison (Dakota Coffey) Coates, and Lila, Charlotte and Lincoln Coates, 13 great grandchildren and one surviving sister, Beverly (Carl) Moulton of White Hall. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Donald Lee and David Ellis Coates, and two grandsons, Noah Coates and Jesse Dale Coates.

Dale graduated from White Hall High School in 1952 and served in the US Army in the Korean Conflict stationed in Korea. He began working on the family farm in 1957 and moved to the Walkington farm in 1960.

In 1962, he began working with Greene County Mutual Fire Insurance Company in Greenfield as an agent. He also served on the board of directors.

In 1973, after working as a crop-hail insurance adjustor with Pana-Hillsboro Insurance, he served as supervisor of a crop hail pro-

gram he established with Carthage District Mutual Insurance Company.

In 1981 he was named manager of Greene County Mutual Fire Insurance Company in Greenfield and president of the board of directors. He worked about 43 years for the company in different capacities before he retired in March of 2005. He also served two terms on the Greenfield School District Board.

After retirement, he worked as many years as he could with 21 daylily beds, raising over 600 different hybrid varieties. Along the way, he also began to raise irises.

He served his church, White Hall First Christian Church, in several capacities at different times. He was once chairman of the church board, served many times as deacon, and last, as a trustee. Often, he was in the kitchen washing dishes after bereavement dinners.

He will be greatly missed by his family including church family and friends.

A Celebration of Life will be held at a future date.

Memorials are suggested to the American Heart Association, the American Diabetes Association or the American Cancer Society.

Airsman-Hires Funeral Home in White Hall is in charge of arrangements.

Camp Butler National Cemetery with military honors by the Interveterans Burial Detail of Sangamon County and the Department of Defense at a later date.

The family is being served

by Butler Funeral HomeSpringfield.

Tonya Louise Gray Tonya Louise Gray, 19, formerly of Greenfield, died April 7, 2020 in Merrillville, IN. Due to current regulations, private family servic-

es were held. The ShieldsBishop Funeral Home is assisting the family. Please leave online condolences or memories at shields-bishopfh.com

Richard Wayne Lee, 54 of White Hall passed away Tuesday April 7, 2020 at his home. He was born September 26, 1965 in Joliet the son of Jerry Lee and Helen Capteina. He married Angela Frost December 23, 2010 in Edwardsville. Richard retired as a Fireman/Paramedic with NE Ambulance and Fire Protection District in St. Louis.

He was currently working as a driver for Sysco. He was a member of Jacksonville City Church where he served on the Praise and Worship team.

He loved the outdoors, hunting, off road motorcycle riding. He was a talented guitarist and loved to play.

Surviving is his wife Angela at home, children Cameryn Lee, Peyton Lee, Dylan Lee, Joshua Stout, Chelsea Stout, and Alexander Lex Lambie.

His father Jerry of Illinois, mother Helen Phillips of Bridgeton, MO, two brothers Rodney Lee (Paula Jean) of St. Peters, MO, Ryan Lee (Cherie) of O’Fallon, MO and seven grandchildren, Jayla,

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Juanita Mae Muntz, 95, of Greenfield, died Tuesday, April 7, at White Hall Nursing and Rehab. She was the oldest daughter of Cornelius and Dorothy (Woodson) Inlow, born August 24, 1924. She had a brother, Bobby and two sisters, Bertha Willene and Virginia.

She graduated from Frankford, MO. High School in 1942. While in school, she worked as a telephone operator and beautician. After graduating, she worked for the American Red Cross as a secretary. During World War II, she was employed by General Cable Co. in St. Louis as a job trainer. After the war ended, she was married to Alfred Keith Muntz, August 5, 1945 at the White Hall Baptist Parsonage by Rev. Ben Bohn. They were blessed to have spent 74 wonderful years together.

They were blessed with two children, Donald Keith (Doris Marie) Muntz of Carrollton and Doris Mae (Ronald) of Roodhouse, four grandchildren, Jeff (Missy) of Grafton, Lisa (Phil) Robinson of Jerseyville, Tony (Staci) Vestel of New Hampton, IA, Steven (Naomi) Vestel of Niceville, FL. And 11 great-grandchildren.

Keith and Juanita spent the first part of their married life on the family farm east of Berdan.

In 1957, she was employed by Twin Cities Mfg. Co. for 12 years as a button-hole maker.

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Camora, Jacauri, McKenzie, Maizee, Marie, Carter and numerous nieces and nephews also survive.

Due to the current pandemic situation a private family service will be held with burial in Winchester City Cemetery. A memorial reception and celebration will be held when possible. Memorial contributions can be made to the Music Program at Jacksonville City Church.

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Walkerville Baptist Church news From the desk of Pastor David Slagle, 473-1892.

I pray and hope that each of you are having a blessed Easter Sunday.

It was another Sunday with the doors to our church building locked because of caution of being close to people during the pandemic.

We are praying this will end very soon so churches, schools, stores and all can open their doors so people can go back to work, shop, travel and earn a living.

Please join us as we pray for all our leaders, doctors and all health care providers.

This Sunday morning, if you live anywhere close to our church, then you probably heard our church bell ringing for five minutes at 10 a.m. This was in response to the call of area churches to ring their church bells for Easter at 10 a.m. Our bell ringers were Patty, Vicky, Lisa and Tina. Thank you ladies.

Easter is celebrated in many different ways and for a number of different

reasons. We rejoice on Easter morning that the cross, which Jesus Christ died on, and the tomb in which he was laid are both empty, for you see Jesus defeated both death, Hell and the grave and is alive sitting at the right hand of our God. Our prayers go up for the John Hardwick family as John passed Saturday morning. Also, our prayers go up for the family of Richard Lee as Richard passed April 7.

Prayer requests are Ava Davidson for her Brother Wayne, Harold, our president and leasers, our nation, all health care providers, those who are home bound who are unable to get out now. Please pray for all of our churches and pastors and for those who are sick with the virus.

When the ban on social gathering is over, we invite you to join us each Sunday morning for our worship service at 10:30 a.m. and Wednesday evening Bible study at 6:30 p.m.

Juanita Mae Muntz

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Bernard “Bernie” Eugene Ferree, 86, of Springfield, died at 11:45 p.m. April 4, 2020, at his home per his wishes.

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day, and thinking about all the things that went well that day is a great way to end each day. Being conscious of all that we have to be thankful for keeps us from wallowing in self-pity and helps us focus on the positive aspects of life. There is much to be thankful for, and thanking God for everything creates a mindset that anything and everything can actually be cause for thanksgiving.

– Christopher Simon

These religious messages are published each week in the Greene Prairie Press as a service to our churches and are sponsored by the listed business firms.

When she retired from there, she started her own business, Muntz Upholstery and Decorating. She was employed by Lewis and Clark College as an instructor and taught classes in Upholstery. She also had a catering business that lasted for several years. She baked wedding cakes and catered weddings and events. After leaving the farm, they moved to their home in Greenfield, where they have lived for 40 years.

She is survived by her husband, children and their spouses, four grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren, a sister, Virginia Ingersoll of Diamond, IL. and a cousin, Eta Mae Fertch of Center, MO. and many nieces and nephews.

Due to current regulations, a private family service will be held at Oak Wood Cemetery.

Memorials are suggested to the Greene County Health Department, “Visiting Nurses”. Shields-Bishop Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements and online condolences can be left for the family at shields-bishopfh.com

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Hang on to a source of real empowerment in your career, Aries. It may take willpower and dedication, but you can make it happen when your mind is on the goal.

Aug 24/Sept 22

There will be no surprises for you this week if you simply stay the course with your actions, Virgo. Go about your normal routine and things will work out just fine.

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Everything that involves you moves up on the priority list, Aquarius. Even though you’re known for putting others first, this all needs to change if you are to progress.

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Libra, change things at home so you can better care for children or other people in your charge. A lot of progress can still be made if you redirect your attention.

Pisces, take some time this week to be alone and seek inner peace. During these times of contemplation you can focus on future plans.

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You have the potential to lay the groundwork now for events that will pay dividends throughout the next few years, Gemini. Get a team of trusted advisors on your side.

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The first American school for the deaf was opened in Hartford, CT. The city of San Francisco was incorporated.

U.S. President Lincoln mobilized the Federal army.

U.S. President Abraham Lincoln died from injuries inflicted by John Wilkes Booth. “Wild Bill� Hickok became the marshal of Abilene, Kansas.

William Gladstone became Prime Minister of England.

The General Electric Company was organized.

Thomas Edison organized the Edison Portland Cement Company.

The ocean liner Titanic sank in the North Atlantic after hitting an iceberg the evening before.

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The British defeated the Germans at the battle of Arras.

Insulin became generally available for people suffering with diabetes.

In the comic strip “Blondie,�

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French and British troops landed at Narvik, Norway.

During World War II, British and Canadian troops liberated the Nazi concentration camp Bergen-Belsen.

Jackie Robinson played his first major league baseball game for the Brooklyn Dodgers.

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The Arabs were defeated in the first JewishArab battle.

The first episode of the “Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok� radio show aired.

U.S. President Harry Truman signed the official Japanese peace treaty.

The first B-52 prototype was tested in the air.

Pope Pius XII gave his approval of psychoanalysis but warned of possible abuses.

Charlie Chaplin surrendered his U.S. reentry permit rather than face proceedings by the U.S. Justice Department.

Chaplin was accused of sympathizing with Communist groups.

The worlds’ first, all-color TV station was dedicated. It was WNBQTV in Chicago and is now

WMAQ-TV. General Motors announced that the first free piston automobile had been developed.

Cuban leader Fidel Castro began a U.S. goodwill tour.

The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) was organized at Shaw University.

Richard Speck was found guilty of murdering eight student nurses.

In Urayasu, Chiba, Japan, the Tokyo Disneyland themepark opened.

Ten members of a family were found murdered in their home in New York City. An infant was found crawling among the corpses.

U.S. F-111 warplanes attacked Libya in response to the bombing of a discotheque in Berlin on April 5, 1986.

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Students in Beijing launched a series of pro democracy protests upon the death of former Communist Party leader Hu Yaobang. The protests led to the Tienanmen Square massacre.

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The World Trade Organization was established.

Christopher Reeve received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

In Algeria, former Foreign Minister Abdelaziz Bouteflika was elected president. All of the opposition candidates claimed that the vote was fraudulent and withdrew from the election.

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Huff receives Hagan-Schulte Memorial Scholarship

By CARMEN ENSINGER Greene Prairie Press Two Rivers Crime Stoppers announced that Greenfield senior Camryn Huff is the first recipient of the Lorna Hagan and Bertha Schulte Memorial Scholarship.

The scholarship was open to any senior who attended North Greene, Carrollton, Greenfield, Jerseyville, Calhoun or Brussels high schools.

Those applying for the $300 scholarship was tasked with writing an essay about how Law Enforcement and the Medical Field work together to stop domestic violence among teens. “The choice was very hard as all students that participated wrote some amazing essays,� Two Rivers Crime Stoppers Police Liaison and Secretary Brenda Schulte said. “Camryn is the first recipient of the scholarship, and we couldn’t be more proud to award it to her. The essay she wrote had so much truth and meaning to it – she really wrote it from the heart.�

The memorial scholarship is in

honor of two women who were very close to Schulte’s heart – her motherin-law, Bertha Schulte, and Lorna Hagen, her daughter-in-law’s mother. “My mother-in-law died suddenly due to a massive heart attack which was cause from diabetes complications,� Schulte said. “She would be so proud of the fact that a scholarship was named after her.�

Hagen was diagnosed with Stage 4 mastic breast cancer and was a registered nurse for Jersey County Health Department. “Lorna was such a beautiful soul and when she passed, my husband and I wanted to do something in remembrance of the both of them,�

Schulte said. “We started fundraising and raised $300 total, but we and Lorna’s daughters, Lindsey Becker, Jana Brooks and Mindy Schulte, along with Alex and Justine Schulte (Bertha’s youngest son and wife) and her grandchildren, want to make the scholarship grow more and more every year.�

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT GREENE COUNTY, CARROLLTON, ILLINOIS PEOPLES BANK & TRUST, a Banking Corporation, Plaintiff, -VSSALLY A. MCDADE, UNKNOWN OWNERS, AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants No. 2019-CH-15 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment entered by this Court on April 8, 2020, in the above-entitled cause, the property hereinafter described or so much WKHUHRI DV VKDOO EH VXI¿FLHQW WR satisfy said Judgment, will be sold to the highest bidder.

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PIN: 11-53-2-210-012 D. The time and place of the sale are as follows: WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 2020, at 10:00 a.m., Greene County Courthouse, 519 North Main Street, Carrollton, IL 62016 E. The terms of sale are: 1. Ten percent of the bid price shall be paid at the time of the sale and the balance of the bid price shall be paid within 30 days of the entry of an Order FRQÂżUPLQJ WKH 6DOH $OO SD\ments shall be in cash or cash equivalent.

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Carrollton Council looking to future through grants

By CARMEN ENSINGER Greene Prairie Press Carrollton City Council is attempting to be proactive in their efforts to go after grants that the city could utilize in a variety of ways.

At the March meeting, City Comptroller Debbie Dunlap made a presentation to the council asking for feedback on what they think the priorities are in terms of seeking grant money to improve the city.

“Right now there is a lot of excitement and a lot of encouragement and a lot of money out there that maybe we can get our hands on,” Dunlap said. “And I’m excited to go after this money and maybe use it in ways that we can benefit the city and the community.”

The city is currently waiting on a squad car grant and last year received the $200,000 Safe Routes to School grant to do sidewalk repair. That is expected to be started this summer.

“There is a lot of opportunities out there – in fact it’s a little overwhelming and very time consuming,” Dunlap said.

“But I think we are all ready to

move forward and I’m wanting to do the same.”

Dunlap said there are different grants designed for different goals or different avenues.

The problem is, she is not sure what avenue the council wants to take.

“We need to try to figure out what directions we want to go so that when these opportunities come about we can already have the concept and idea and maybe some groundwork laid so we can work with them,” Dunlap said. “Most grant opportunities go to those communities who have already laid the groundwork and have the project almost ready to go.”

Dunlap presented the council with a handout with four pillars in which projects could be categorized under. They include: infrastructure, health and safety, economic growth and inspirational environments.

“What exactly are we, as a city, wanting to accomplish,” Dunlap asked. “These four pillars can change depending on what the council wants, but this is a starting place.”

Items listed under the infrastructure pillar include: potable water, water storage, sewer

plant, water mains, town square sidewalks, handicap accessible sidewalks, streets and curbs, parking, storm water upgrades and renewable energy.

Health and safety items include: emergency care, urgent care, ambulance service, Medicare service, medical offices, therapy services, security cameras and disaster preparation.

Economic growth includes: broadband, open market venue, website marketing, façade program, local/regional branding, ordinance revisions, public event space, parking and alley relocation.

Inspirational environments are things that aren’t really necessary but would be nice to have. These include: bike path, library upgrades, pool upgrades, ball diamond upgrades, community center, streetscapes, planting trees and youth center/YMCA. “The other thing that needs to be considered when we are looking for grants is what’s our return on investment,” Dunlap said. “What is going to be our biggest bang for the buck.

How do we utilize our monies to get the biggest impact for the entire community or how

can we invest this money that will give us more sales tax and real estate tax revenue?”

Another thing to be considered is the amount of financial risk the city wants to assume since most grants are matching grants, meaning the city has to put up a portion of the money for the project.

“How much money does the city want to put forth into using matching dollars,” Dunlap asked. “These are some of the things that I would like the council to consider when we are pursuing grants because the reality is that grants are not free – they still cost money no matter what.”

Dunlap said it is imperative that the council keep in mind what their mission is and what they want Carrollton to be and that is a good place to visit, a good place to work and a good place to live.

“So long as we are focused on those goals I think we can kind of streamline what we need to do,” she said. “We are already working on some of these ideas, like the water storage and sewer plant, and it will be good to start crossing some of them off and looking at other things.

Former Greenfield student shot, killed in Indiana

By CARMEN ENSINGER Greene Prairie Press A former Greenfield High School student, was found shot and killed in her car in Indiana just one week after celebrating her 19th birthday.

Tonya Gray was found shot to death in her car in Merrillville, Ind. at approximately 2 a.m. Tuesday, April 7 after local police responded to a report of gunshots, according to a report by the Northwest Indiana Times.

Merrillville Police Commander Jeff Rice said the death is being considered a homicide and an investigation has been opened.

According to a statement released by the Lake County Coroner’s Office, Gray sus-

tained multiple gunshot wounds, though the cause of death is still pending. They pronounced her dead at the scene at 3:20 a.m.

Gray spent much of her life in Greenfield, and her lifelong friend, Heather Holder of Greenfield, remembers Gray as someone she could always count on.

“Tonya was one of a kind,” Holder said. “Wherever I was, Tonya was. She would always do random stuff just to make me laugh. When I was down, she was always there for me.”

Holder said she was in regular contact with Gray.

“I spoke to her on her birthday, April 5, just two days before she was shot and killed,” she said. “We usually

talked at least three or four times a week.”

Holder said Gray was a very strong woman.

“She didn’t let anyone walk all over her,” she said.

“She had a voice of her own and she used it. When we were younger, she used to call herself the ‘ginja ninja’ because of her red hair.”

The one thing she regrets is that she never got to tell her friend goodbye.

“Because of the pandemic, I couldn’t attend her funeral so I never really got to tell her goodbye,” Holder said.

“I’m upset because of that, but there was nothing I could do.”

But she is doing something to honor her friend.

Holder and some of Gray’s

Carrollton’s McAdams to join Augustana football program

Cade McAdams, a standout athlete from Carrollton High School has announced that he’ll be attending Augustana this fall and plans on continuing his football career as a member of Coach Steve Bell’s Vikings.

A 6’ 6”, 320-pound two-way lineman, McAdams helped lead Coach Nick Flowers’ Carrollton program to a 16-7 record, an undefeated Western Illinois Valley Conference title and a pair of IHSA Class 1A playoff appearances over the last two seasons. He earned All-WIVC recognition each year.

As a senior captain in 2019, McAdams collected the Hawks’ “Dirty Dog Lineman” award. He helped clear the way for an offense that produced nearly 4,000 total yards and an average of 32.7 points per game. On defense, he recorded 23 solo tackles, 41 total stops and five tackles for loss for a Carrollton outfit that finished 9-3 and reached the 1A state quarterfinals.

McAdams helped lead the Hawks to an undefeated conference championship as a junior. Behind his blocking, the Carrolton offense aver-

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aged 357.3 total yards and 33.3 points per contest. He was also in on 63 tackles, including eight for loss, as Flowers’ bunch went 7-4 and reached the second round of the 1A playoffs.

McAdams also lettered in track & field for the Hawks, who are coached by Cade’s mother, Angie. His personal best in the shot put is 43’ 3 3/4”.

Cade is the son of Rich and Angie McAdams of Carrollton. A member of the National

Honor Society, he is anticipating a biology major at Augustana.

McAdams joins a Viking program with a history that includes four NCAA Division III national championships, 21 College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin titles, 23 CCIW Players of the Year and 33 Academic All-America selections. Bell, who has compiled a 130-76 record in 20 years as a collegiate head coach, will be in his sixth season at Augustana in 2020.

family members have made up t-shirts in memory of Gray.

“We want everyone to remember her so the front says ‘In Loving Memory of Tonya Louise Gray’ along with her pictures and her birth and death dates,” Holder said.

“The back contains a rose in a heart and the words ‘Your wings are ready but our hearts were not.’”

For those who really knew Tonya, they will notice the inclusion of her middle name – something Gray did not like.

“We were just trying to give her one last laugh by adding her middle name to the shirts,” Holder said.

“Everyone knew she hated her middle name, but she would see the humor in it.”

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